Lake Küçükçekmece
Lake Küçükçekmece is a lagoon located between the Küçükçekmece, Esenyurt and Avcılar districts of the European portion of Istanbul Province, northwestern Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Turkey
- Also known as: “Küçük-çekmece”, “Kucukcekmece Golu”, and “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halkalı railway station and The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea.
Halkalı railway station
Railway station
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Halkalı station is the westernmost station on the Marmaray line as well as in Istanbul. The station also services regional trains to Edirne, Uzunköprü, Çerkezköy and international trains to Sofia.
The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea
Archaeological site
Bathonea is the probable name of a local community division known as a hekatostys of Byzantion or Rhegion that has generated considerable archaeological interest after being erroneously promoted as a "lost" city. The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea is situated 2½ km north of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Mustafa Kemal railway station
Railway station
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Mustafa Kemal station, known as Soğuksu station until 2013, is a railway station on the Marmaray commuter rail line, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Cumhuriyet neighborhood of Küçükçekmece district. Mustafa Kemal railway station is situated 2½ km east of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Küçükçekmece and Tahtakale.
Küçükçekmece
Town
Küçükçekmece, is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 44 km2, and its population was 326,452 in 2022. It is 23 kilometers west of the city centre and lies next to Lake Küçükçekmece. Küçükçekmece is situated 3 km southeast of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Tahtakale
Suburb
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.
Tahtakale is a suburb, which is situated 5 km north of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Akevler
Suburb
Photo: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akevler is a suburb, which is situated 6 km west of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Lake Küçükçekmece
- Category: body of water
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Küçükçekmece from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Lake Küçükçekmece” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة كوجك جكمجة”
- Azerbaijani: “Kiçikçəkməcə gölü”
- Catalan: “llac de Küçükçekmece”
- Cebuano: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Chinese: “小切克梅傑湖”
- Chinese: “小切克梅杰湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كوكوكسيكميس”
- French: “lac de Küçükçekmece”
- French: “Lac de Küçükçekmece”
- German: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- German: “Küçükçekmece-See”
- Hebrew: “קוצ׳וקצ׳קמגה גוֹל”
- Italian: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Italian: “Lago di Küçükçekmece”
- Japanese: “キュチュクチェクメツェ湖”
- Russian: “Кючюкчекмедже”
- Slovenian: “Küçükçekmeško jezero”
- Turkish: “Küçük Çekmece Gölü”
- Turkish: “Küçükçekmece gölü”
- Turkish: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Кючюкчекмедже”
- Venetian: “lago de Küçükçekmece”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soğuksu Çiftliği and Firuzköy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarihi Küçükçekmece Köprüsü and Grand Hotel Avcilar.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Küçükçekmece”. Photo: Dkrebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.